Kvareli

Kvareli ყვარელი
Town
Kvareli Show map of Georgia Kvareli Show map of Kakheti
Coordinates: 41°57′00″N 45°48′55″E / 41.95000°N 45.81528°E / 41.95000; 45.81528
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Kakheti
Municipality	Kvareli
Town	1964
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	7,739
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Area code	4800
Distance from Tbilisi	161 km

Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი, pronounced [qʼʷaɾeli]) is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose one-storied house is preserved as a local museum.

The area is in the center of the Kakheti wine-producing region, and the town itself is known for its Kindzmarauli wine, a semisweet red variety.

Notable people

Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli:

• Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, poet.
• Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian theater director
• Ilia Beroshvili, I.Chavchavadze Museum Director

See also

• Kakheti
• Gremi
• Tsinandali

References

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